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The AKS primality test explained

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One of the simplest decision problems you can state in number theory is: “is this number prime?”. The first algorithm capable of answering this question efficiently – AKS – was only published in 2002.

I will explain how the algorithm works and prove its correctness. At the end, we will reflect on what general lessons Computer Science students can take away from AKS .

This talk is part of the Churchill CompSci Talks series.

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